<s>
StarMade	B-Application
is	O
an	O
effectively	O
infinite	O
open-universe	O
space	O
simulation	O
sandbox	O
game	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Schine	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarMade	B-Application
is	O
currently	O
in	O
alpha	O
and	O
is	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
during	O
alpha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
StarMade	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
an	O
astronaut	O
,	O
explores	O
the	O
generated	O
voxel	B-Algorithm
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
universe	O
contains	O
randomly	O
generated	O
galaxies	B-Application
,	O
stars	O
,	O
asteroids	B-Application
,	O
artificial	O
structures	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
space	O
stations	O
and	O
shops	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
planets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
single-player	O
universes	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
access	O
a	O
"	O
Creative	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
every	O
block	O
and	O
item	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starmade	B-Application
has	O
a	O
"	O
Factions	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
groups	O
of	O
NPCs	O
or	O
players	O
can	O
interact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
controlled	O
factions	O
frequently	O
interact	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
on	O
multiplayer	O
servers	B-Application
within	O
Starmade	B-Application
in	O
various	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
in	O
StarMade	B-Application
is	O
available	O
through	O
player-hosted	O
servers	B-Application
and	O
lets	O
multiple	O
players	O
to	O
interact	O
and	O
communicate	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
run	O
their	O
own	O
servers	B-Application
on	O
a	O
personal	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarMade	B-Application
multiplayer	O
servers	B-Application
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
server	O
admins	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
server	O
commands	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
spawning	O
items	O
,	O
or	O
warping	O
to	O
players	O
and	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
servers	B-Application
offer	O
players	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
activities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
role-playing	O
,	O
enjoying	O
player-created	O
mini-games	O
,	O
collaborating	O
with	O
others	O
,	O
and	O
waging	O
faction	O
warfare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robin	O
Promesberger	O
announced	O
he	O
had	O
begun	O
development	O
of	O
StarMade	B-Application
around	O
2010	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Minecraft	B-Application
inspired	O
3D	O
sandbox	O
space	O
shooter.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
primarily	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
and	O
various	O
space	O
themed	O
TV	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Promesberger	O
had	O
been	O
developing	O
the	O
engine	O
behind	O
StarMade	B-Application
for	O
almost	O
a	O
decade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid	O
2012	O
,	O
Kevin	O
"	O
Beetlebear	O
"	O
Collins	O
joined	O
StarMade	B-Application
and	O
helped	O
redesign	O
the	O
textures	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
until	O
he	O
later	O
decided	O
to	O
leave	O
development	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
disagreement	O
in	O
his	O
share	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
revenue	O
with	O
Promesberger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
StarMade	B-Application
was	O
greenlit	O
by	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
community	O
,	O
meaning	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
eventually	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
officially	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarMade	B-Application
actively	O
received	O
updates	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
every	O
few	O
months	O
,	O
until	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
when	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
nearly	O
2-year	O
hiatus	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
